Commercial Case Studies

At Love Energy, we are proud of the fact that most of our clients feel very satisfied with the entire process of investing in a Love Energy solar system – before, during and after. Don't just take our word for it, you can read their case studies and testimonials below.

Mount Surmon Wines, SA

“The photovoltaic energy system installed by Love Energy provides a passive income to our overall business,” say Mount Surmon Wines owners Burt and Jeni Surmon. “Our rural business consultant from the NAB was very pleased to approve a loan to purchase the 10kW system because the business plan provided by Love Energy showed a 15+% return  on investment which is over double the interest charged on the loan to purchase the system.”

Burt and Jeni Surmon purchased a fully installed, grid connect 10kW Love Energy Solar Power System at their cellar door and vineyard in the Clare Valley for $50,000 in October 2010.

They qualified for the maximum rebates before they heavily reduced on 1 July 2011, and therefore qualified for 52 cents per kWh GUARANTEED for 17 years, for any solar generated excess electricity fed back into the national grid.

At the time of purchase Burt and Jeni Surmon’s normal electricity bill was approximately $1000 per quarter.

Their new 10kW Love Energy Solar Power System has generated and will meet all of their cellar door and vineyard’s electricity needs, PLUS feed in surplus electricity back into the national grid.

“With Love Energy’s 10kW power system on our roof our power consumption for 91 days from January 21 to April 21 for the vineyard, cellar door and residence was covered and in addition we received a cheque for $1591.96,” say Burt and Jeni.

With this excess electricity having generated $1591.96 between January 2011 and April 2011, over 17 years it would generate approximately $108,253 of additional revenue for the Surmons

In addition to the $108,253 generated from surplus power, Burt and Jeni will have saved a further $68,000 in former bills over the next 17 years at today’s pricing. Therefore they will have generated revenue in excess of $173,253 over 17 years for a $50,000 investment.

In simple terms, Burt and Jeni will have more than tripled their return in only 17 years. The system is guaranteed for 25 years which means they will hedge their electricity cost for a further eight years minimum.

“We had been researching solar energy systems for a couple of years and had made a number of requests for information from suppliers, all of which resulted in negative responses. In contrast, we were thrilled in the way in which Kristian Livolsi spent his Sunday afternoon to travel up to our vineyard in the Clare Valley to draw up an investment plan for us. Within 4 weeks he had delivered all that he promised.”

Burt and Jeni Surmon, Mt Surmon Wines, Clare Valley